Vulcanizer.



D. FL SEARLES.

VULCANIZER. APPL'lcATmN mir; Juv/30, 1913.

331924@ Patented May 11, 1915.

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Specification' of Letters atent.

Fatented Mey iii, iifi.

ipplicetion tiled July 30, lg. Seria No. 731,965,

. To all whom it may concern more pzirticnlerly to that close of portable of a portable vnicani vn'cenieing aoperetns which ie adopted for the repairing of either the inner eobee of tires, or the cesinge or shoes thereof, end is jgei'ticnefh deeigned with the view to combining eii'icieney, lightness 'end cheepw ness ci inannieotnre,

the shell espe The object of niv invention vision of e portebie vnlcanizer which he safe und. reiieble-,end one .vhici is ciav for nee in emergency.

-, ""of'ther of iv invention provide e einipie environ, 'which will e- A c exercise but iittie skill in the use thereof, and w ich may be readiiy and quickly applied to the erticie to be vnicanized` n 'nrther objeet of this; invention is 'to provide e vnicenizer heving; dietribnting members so located therein es to prod'oce the maximum oi heet from. the nee ci" e conin peiatii-'eiy simil quantity oi liquid nel.

vWith these and other objects in view my invention consiste the peculiar arrange" nient end combination. of the various parte :fer ee hereinafter described and .more peitcuierly set forth in the appended. claimse ln the accompanying drawings, wherein the seme reference nnmereis indicete like parte Wherever used, di are .i is e perspective Viewl of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticel section thrmch the device, showing the seme in oper-et position upon an imier tube of n tire; is e top plan View, and Fig, e is a bottoni pien view.

The device comprises two members 5 and 6. each provided with" en enlarged central portion, the central portion of the upper ineniben 5 forming e chamber '7, openen its upper fece as shown, and forming e enpshaped :hiel receiving chamber. Within said cup meinK r 7 are formed e plurality of arc-shaped baiepletes 8, 9, 1Q, ll and 12. These plates are so constructed t1 et 'the interor surface of each forms a shelldiio cup which is adapted to receive the liquid pleced is to Within the cup member?. rihe Walle of the cup member if incline inwardly, toward the top of the cup, in such manner as to overlap the beidepletes, and to form a cup het# ing e Well defined shonider i3 at its upper open end. The bottom of the cup member i is conceived, as at le, in order to con form to the Shape of the ineteriel'to be vulcanized.

Extending outwardly from the cup member l ere Wing members le, 16, provided with open eyes 17, 18, The lower member comprises e central portion i9 having outwardly extending; Wings 2l end 22 corresponding to the Wings l5 and le of che upper nieniber.

T he central portion i9 of the lower member 6 is conveXed to rit the concevity le of the upper member, end the feces 22 and are ground ,to a polished it, Removebly or otherwisesecnred in the Wings 2 end 22 ere bolts 28 and ELL, adapted to engage the open eyes l? and l and to be held in piece there inA by means of wing nnte 25, 26.

The lower member 6 is provided with e. series of ribs 27, 28, 29 and ibwhich niark et? corresponding depressions in the bottom A fece thereof,

The operation of my device is as follows: The tube or member to be vulcanized is piaceri, es shown in Fig. 2, at 31, between the members 5 and 6, and e patch represented at 32 placed over the hole or sict in the tube, in such manner that .the patch ie directly under the concave le of the cup i7 of the upper member 5. Any suitable liquid, such es gasolene, alcohol., etc., is now poured Within the cup shaped member 7 and circulates about the baffle plates S, 9, l0, 11, l2, as heretofore explained. The Wing nuts 25-26 ere then tightened so that the two members are brought afs-close together as possible to compress the tube end the patch between them. The Huid Within the cup 7 is now ignited and allowed to burn for a period sufficient to cause the parts 3l and 32 to Vulcanize together by the action of the A heat radiated from the plates 8, 9, 10, 11 and' graded in size and curved in order to give the greatest possible' amount of radiatingv surface.

l realize that considerable variation is possible n the details of construction lleren shown, and do not intend 'to be limited thereto, except es pointed out in the eppended claims, in which is my intention to claim all of the novelty inherent in the structure described as broadly es is permitted by the state of the art.

VVhet l claim as new and desire to seeure by Letters Patent is:

l. In :L vulcamzer, a base member recessed olrts under side and having an upwardly eonvexed Central portion and wings extend` ing tl'lerelrom., and an open upper member forming a liquid fuel-chamber and having zz, ceneeved bottom adapted te ft over the convex central portion of seid lower mem ber, wings extending from. seid upper member, and mee-.ns for releesebly securing the :msegae inwardly converging toward seid opening,

the edge of the well surrounding the openng overhenging the base portion of said upper member, and e plurality of ereshaped heat-eonduetng plates arrangedl within. said upper member, the inwardly eonvergng wall of said upper member extending beyond the outer ends of said plates.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DNHEL RAYMGND SEARLES.

Vl'vtnesses:

E. G., STALEY, Vrom MYERS. 

